A fox was running through the forest. She saw a black grouse sitting in a tree and called to him:
“Terenty, Terenty! I have been to town.”
“Boo-boo-boo, boo-boo-boo! If you have been, then you have been,” answered the black grouse.
“Terenty, Terenty! I brought a new order.”
“Boo-boo-boo, boo-boo-boo! If you brought it, then you brought it.”
“The order says that black grouses should no longer sit in trees, but walk freely in green meadows.”
“Boo-boo-boo, boo-boo-boo! If we must walk, then we will walk.”
Just then the fox heard hoofbeats and dogs barking. “Terenty, who is coming there?” she asked.
“A man,” said the black grouse.
“And who is running behind him?”
“A little horse,” said the black grouse.
“What is its tail like?”
“Curved like a hook.”
“Well then, goodbye, Terenty! I have no time to stay,” said the fox, and she ran away.
The End.